10-Year-Old Gets Dying Wish To See "Up"

Colby Curtin Dies Of Vascular CANCER

Colby Curtin has died of Vascular Cancer 7 hours after seeing UP. What is vascular cancer? Colby Curtin, a 10 year from Huntington Beach, had one last wish before she passed - to see the Pixar film UP. Disney-Pixar came through, flew an employee to her home, played the film for Colby privately (it can only be seen in movie theatres) on June 10, and fulfilled Colby’s request.

The film’s imagery of balloons rising signified to Colby’s mom that she would go to heaven. Seven hours after seeing her film, Colby died.

“When I watched it, I had really no idea about the content of the theme of the movie. I just know that word ‘Up’ and all of the balloons and I swear to you, for me it meant that (Colby) was going to go up. Up to heaven.”

Vascular cancer is when cancer strikes your blood vessels. The National Library of Medicine defines vascular diseases as the following:

“The vascular system is the body’s network of blood vessels. It includes the arteries, veins and capillaries that carry blood to and from the heart. Problems of the vascular system are common and can be serious. Arteries can become thick and stiff, a problem called arteriosclerosis. Blood clots can clog vessels and block blood flow to the heart or brain. Weakened blood vessels can burst, causing bleeding inside the body.”
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